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A second commercial flight landed in Sydney last night from Dubai and the first made its way to Melbourne from the Middle Eastern hub.

An Emirates plane touched down just before 11pm in Sydney, with another arriving in Melbourne about 6.20am this morning. A third plane, from Abu Dhabi to Sydney, is set to arrive just after 9.30am.